Dr. Michael Foote, a Medical Oncologist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, talked to us about the recent immunotherapy revolution that has created considerable excitement for treatments that boost the immune system to fight cancer and avoid chemotherapy-related side effects.
ACPMP Educational Videos
ACPMP's educational video library contains presentations from our past events and other information on appendix cancer, pseudomyxoma peritonei, and the ACPMP Research Foundation.
Moderated by Dr. Edward Levine, Atrium Health Levine Cancer
Topics:
Appendix Cancer: An Overview, Pathology: Navigating the Complex Maze, Chemotherapy for Appendix Cancer Current Landscape, Mock Tumor Board: Putting It All Together, Ask the Experts
Moderated by Dr. Laura Lambert, Huntsman Cancer Institute
Topics: Papers of the Year for Appendiceal Cancer, Highlights from PSOGI 2023, Snapshots of Select Clinical Trials for Appendix Cancer, Genetics and Genomic Sequencing, Organoids to Personalize Chemotherapy
Moderator: Dr. Kiran Turaga, Yale School of Medicine
Topics: Pseudovax Vaccine – New Treatment for Pseudomyxoma Peritonei, Photoimmunotherapy of Appendiceal Cancer, Integrated multi-omic biospecimen analysis to define molecular predictors of appendiceal adenocarcinoma evolution and treatment response, Final Q&A
Moderator: Dr. Laura Lambert
The Challenges of PMP – Continuing the Conversation: Patient and Family Perspective, Pathologist’s Perspective, and Surgeon Perspective
Moderated by Dr. Edward Levine, Atrium Health Levine Cancer
Topics: Medical Management, Nutrition and HIPEC, Enhanced Recovery after Surgery (ERAS), Improving Patient Recovery, Patient Interview, Navigation
2023 ACPMP Education Series: Dr. Anai Kothari, Assistant Professor in the Division of Surgical Oncology at the Medical College of Wisconsin, delves into the significance of clinical trials in the treatment of appendix cancer.
2023 ACPMP Education Series: Dr. Alissa Greenbaum, Assistant Professor of Surgery at the UNM School of Medicine, discusses evidence relating to quality of life in patients undergoing CRS & HIPEC procedures, defines financial toxicity and decision regret in cancer patients, and introduces upcoming patient and caregiver survey.
The Appendix Cancer/PMP Research Foundation, PMP Pals, and Pseudomyxoma Survivor join together for a “Meet the Foundation” night. Discover each Foundation’s invaluable work, and connect with a community dedicated to making a difference in all lives affected by appendix cancer.
2023 ACPMP Education Series: Dr. John Paul Shen, an Assistant Professor at MD Anderson Cancer Center, University of Texas, shares his valuable insights and expertise about discoveries that are influencing the treatment of appendix cancer now and in the future.
2023 ACPMP Education Series: In the past, it has been generally thought that appendix cancer is not hereditary. However, Dr. Andreana Holowatyj and her team were recently the first to discover a familial (also called genetic) link to appendix cancer.